second time powercleaning (video)

[t3c]

this is my second time powercleaning...

I have NO idea if my form was right...this 155 felt pretty easy

the video quality is bad, the first 1.5 seconds are my friend deadlifting for some reason lol. Just ignore that

can you guys see it ok ? or can you not really tell if form was bad or good due to the video.

http://www.grambo.org/afa/users/tec/clean.mpg

these are ALOT of fun...I think i'm gonna be doing them more often

 

[NWinters]

Drive harder with your feet, thats the only thing i see wrong.
get in a deadlift position with your back straight head up. it looked like your back was arched a little. But other than that good job!!!!!

 

[coolcolj]

Ok I'm gonna be blunt

Granted my own form needs work, but I know what good form should look like.

1) the start position is all wrong! Your legs should be parallel to the floor, don't confuse deadlifting to powercleaning. Also your back is totally rounded, it should be straight and slightly arched

2) your not using your legs and hips to drive the bar up, because of the wrong start position, and then you reverse curl the bar up.
Your hips drive the bar up, and then your shrug violently, follow through with elbows up high and back, flip the arms under to rack it on yoru front delts, while bending the legs to get under the bar ads well absorb the eccentric force.

The way your doing it now is all lower back and arms. The way you racked it, you will injure your lower back

again - form first then poundage will follow - start light go back to the bar add 10lbs on each side and practise for a month or so.

 

[coolcolj]

take a look at these pics for the various positions

http://www.coachsos.com/clean.html

 

[b fold the truth]

Can't tell much from the video at all. Next time keep the camera still and from a distance.

B True

 

[coolcolj]

Proper form

right click and save before viewing thanks!
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/coolcolj2/Movies/PowerClean.asx

 

[coolcolj]

Can't tell much from the video at all. Next time keep the camera still and from a distance.

B True

just pause it and slowly slide the controls to do a paused advance in mediaplayer. looks horrible

It basicly looks like you picked up the barbell and upright rowed it and the semi reversed curled it ontor your shoulder.

 

[b fold the truth]

Thanks for all the videos CCJ...I loved that one.

Question though...at any point...does the bar touch your legs?

B True

 

[coolcolj]

well when I do it it never touches my leg.

But if you do it proper oly lifter style, the bar will brush the thighs as it makes it way up once past the knee, and generally lightly touching just before the hip joint. Not really that important unless you want to compete, I rpefer to keep my technique simple, but still effective

The question is - do you have time to drill and drill so you can thigh brush without slowing down?

Its a matter of thrusting your hips forward while keep the bar as close to you body as you can

 

[b fold the truth]

I still rev curl mine up..lololol I will get better though. I am wondering if the OL shoes would help set me into place for them a lot better?

B True